3) An ideal Rankine cycle with superheat and reheat has steam entering the turbine at 10 MPa and 440 °C. The steam is extracted and sent to the reheater at a pressure of 1.5 MPa, and returns to the turbine at 440 °C. The condenser pressure is 20 kPa. The cycle produces 400 MW of net power. Determine (a) the qualities of steam at (i) high pressure turbine exit, and (ii) low pressure turbine exit (b) the thermal efficiency, in % (c) the rate of heat transfer, into the working fluid as it passes through the boiler, in MW (d) the rate of heat transfer, from the condensing steam as it passes through the condenser, in MW (e) the mass flow rate of the condenser cooling water, in kg/ h, if cooling water enters the condenser at 12 C and exits at 37 C

3) An ideal Rankine cycle with superheat and reheat has steam entering the turbine at 10 MPa and 440 °C. The steam is extracted and sent to the reheater at a pressure of 1.5 MPa, and returns to the turbine at 440 °C. The condenser pressure is 20 kPa. The cycle produces 400 MW of net power. Determine (a) the qualities of steam at (i) high pressure turbine exit, and (ii) low pressure turbine exit (b) the thermal efficiency, in % (c) the rate of heat transfer, into the working fluid as it passes through the boiler, in MW (d) the rate of heat transfer, from the condensing steam as it passes through the condenser, in MW (e) the mass flow rate of the condenser cooling water, in kg/ h, if cooling water enters the condenser at 12 C and exits at 37 C

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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